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Kenelm Chillingly; His Adventures and Opinions (1873).
“Oh, how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring!”
The Double Gallant, Act I, sc. ii (1707).
“And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends.”
"Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends" http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/lyrics/small-circle-of-friends.html
Pleasures of the Harbor (1967)
Context: Look outside the window, there's a woman being grabbed
They've dragged her to the bushes and now she's being stabbed
Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain
But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends.
All versions.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (1861)
“Carr was left with a ring, in the palm of his hand, a small gold circle, leading him nowhere.”
Scratch One, written under the pseudonym John Lange (1967)
“Avoid teams at all cost. Keep your circle small. Never join a group that has a name.”
Source: When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
“That great brow
And the spirit-small hand propping it.”
By the Fireside, xxiii.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
“There are no mass meetings, only circles.”
Bodhi Tree lecture (1999)
Context: I'm going to end with a vision I have for the winter solstice: There are bonfires everywhere strung along the beaches, blazing on twin peaks on all the high places. In the parks and on rooftops small groups gather around cauldrons. There are no mass meetings, only circles.
